pulvinus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulvinus

Noun

pulvinus (plural pulvinae or pulvini)

  1. (botany) A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet.

References

  • Adrian D. Bell, Plant Form (new ed.), Timber Press, 2008. →ISBN

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pulvis (“dust, powder”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine”), for the filler of a pillow.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pulˈwiː.nus/, [pʊɫˈwiː.nʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pulˈvi.nus/, [pulˈviː.nus]

Noun

pulvīnus m (genitive pulvīnī); second declension

  1. cushion, pillow, bolster
  2. An elevated piece of arable land; a raised bed

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative pulvīnus pulvīnī
genitive pulvīnī pulvīnōrum
dative pulvīnō pulvīnīs
accusative pulvīnum pulvīnōs
ablative pulvīnō pulvīnīs
vocative pulvīne pulvīnī

Descendants

References

  • pulvinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pulvinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pulvinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • pulvinus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • pulvinus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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